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Hot Spring Resort Development in Laguna Province, Philippines: Challenges in Water Use Regulation
Hot Spring Resort Development in Laguna Province, Philippines: Challenges in Water Use Regulation
TEAM OCEAN
CALOZA FLOJO
CARANGLAN GESULGA
CUBALLES JANDOC
DELA PEÑA MACABENTA
DOMINGO PAZ
PROBLEM (Challenges in water use regulation)
Hot spring water resorts and spas in Calamba and Los Baños,
Laguna are estimated to consume a large volume of groundwater
which could result to over-extraction and decrease in
groundwater quantity. However, monitoring of actual usage is
difficult as most of these resorts do not have water use permits.
The Water Code of the Philippines requires water users to
register and apply for permits for water allocation, but still many
resorts have not yet registered with the NWRB.
Results from the initial survey show that most of the resorts are fairly
new, established only in the past decade
To sustainably manage
groundwater resources, it is also
necessary to promote groundwater
research and institutionalize
groundwater information
management systems. These will
promote understanding of the
dynamics and processes that shape
the groundwater systems.